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Recent Examples of oracular
His pronouncements seem oracular, his verdicts correct.
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
There are, of course, more familiar names that sometimes arise from the oracular mists of the Swedish Academy, particularly over the past few decades, when, though tainted by scandal, the Nobel Committee became, off and on, more, uh, hip—both Bob Dylan and Kazuo Ishiguro come to mind.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2022
These computer models don’t make oracular forecasts.
—Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2023
Morton describes the origin of Hyperobjects as oracular—like a radio transmission sent from the future.
—Laura Hudson, Wired, 16 Nov. 2021
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
There are, of course, more familiar names that sometimes arise from the oracular mists of the Swedish Academy, particularly over the past few decades, when, though tainted by scandal, the Nobel Committee became, off and on, more, uh, hip—both Bob Dylan and Kazuo Ishiguro come to mind.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2022
These computer models don’t make oracular forecasts.
—Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2023
Morton describes the origin of Hyperobjects as oracular—like a radio transmission sent from the future.
—Laura Hudson, Wired, 16 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oracular
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Deepfakes first attracted attention for its use in making fake celebrity pornographic films, but their uses have subsequently evolved to more sinister reasons.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Columbia Pictures When Bobbie also suddenly transforms, Joanna discovers that her best friend has been replaced by a robot—along with all the other wives—and realizes the sinister forces at work in Stepford are coming for her next.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
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Sure, Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Wendy gets to save the day with some hooey about prophetic photographs, but her journey is mostly there to pad out the set pieces, which involve a roller coaster, a weight machine, and, most brilliantly, a pair of tanning beds.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Whether or not Powell actually made the Pottery Barn quip, his cautions against regime change were prophetic.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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After the game, Dončić warmly greeted his former teammates but also took a few portentous looks at the Mavericks bench during the night.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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This game would have been twice as portentous if Davis had been healthy, but the 10-time All-Star who teamed up with James to lead the Lakers to the 2020 championship is out at least two more weeks with a groin injury sustained in his Mavs debut.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Yet this complacent optimism sat side by side with an apocalyptic appetite for random assassination, the propaganda of the deed.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Fragility of Tangible Wealth The catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles have left behind an apocalyptic landscape of destruction, reducing over 12,000 homes and buildings to ash.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Slimani is a hardened criminal made less menacing by Kateb’s faltering rhythms in English, the gang’s lingua franca.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Others see something darker and more menacing for the country and its future.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Its software is used in performance engineering, modeling and design, supply chain management, predictive and prescriptive maintenance, digital grid management and industrial data management.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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By automating low-value tasks, providing predictive insights and streamlining content creation, AI allows BD professionals to focus on what matters most: building strong, lasting relationships.—
Patricia Nagy,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The effect is to rub our faces in the self-destructive horror of the heroine’s impulses and to shift that baleful sense of the erotic’s dark power from a disturbing subtext to a more sensationalized foreground.—
Jim Shepard,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The company, Wave, is taking aim at AAT deficiency, marked by scarce or defective alpha-1 antitrypsin, a protein that neutralizes baleful enzymes released by immune cells.—
ByMitch Leslie,
science.org,
24 Oct. 2024
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“Oracular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oracular. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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